House Democrats Hold Hearing On Gun Violence Prevention

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(L-R) Lori Haas, whose daughter was shot and survived at the Virginia Tech shooting, Founder of ProtestEasyGuns.Com Abigail Spangler, and President of Million Mom March Martina Leinz hold hands as they listen to testimony of Superintendent of schools of Newtown, Connecticut, Janet Robinson about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary during a hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee January 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing to focus on gun violence prevention.

(L-R) Lori Haas, whose daughter was shot and survived at the Virginia Tech shooting, Founder of ProtestEasyGuns.Com Abigail Spangler, and President of Million Mom March Martina Leinz hold hands as they listen to testimony of Superintendent of schools of Newtown, Connecticut, Janet Robinson about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary during a hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee January 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing to focus on gun violence prevention.